— Oct. 1, 2014: Mexico announces the capture of Hector Beltran Leyva, alias “The H” and “The Engineer,” who allegedly became head of the Beltran Leyva cartel after his brother Arturo was killed in a gun battle with troops in 2009.

—Dec. 9, 2010: Mexican federal police kill Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, leader of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, during a gunfight in the village of El Alcalde. His body was never recovered, and rumors have persisted that Moreno, known as “the Craziest One,” is still alive.

—July 29, 2010: Mexican army raids a house in the town of Zapopan and kills Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel, one of the top leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.